Hinckley, IL is a small town located in northwestern Illinois. Known for its rural beauty and close-knit community, Hinckley has a strong sense of local pride and values the importance of civic engagement. While there is no mayor or council, the town does have an elected township trustee. Town meetings are held regularly to discuss local issues and current events in order to ensure the best interests of the citizens are always being served. Local elections often draw large numbers of enthusiastic voters, eager to voice their opinions on matters affecting the town. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, zoning laws, economic development, and public safety are hot topics during these hotly contested races. With a strong commitment to maintaining a healthy community atmosphere, Hinckley has become an attractive location for businesses and individuals alike who seek quality education options and safe neighborhoods with plenty of options for family recreation.
The political climate in Hinckley, IL is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, IL is leaning liberal. In DeKalb County, IL 51.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 45.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained moderately Democratic, 51.4% to 45.6%.
DeKalb county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hinckley, IL is leaning conservative.
DeKalb County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Hinckley, Illinois: r r D d d d
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hinckley, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $3,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)